Fence-wire fastening



(No Model.)

T. S. 'WOODRUFP FENCE WIRE FASTENING.

Nol 249,816. Patented Nov. 22,1881.

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THOMAS S. WOODRUFF, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENCE-WIRE FASTENING.

SPECIFIOATIONforniing part of Letters Patent No. 249,816, dated November 22, 1881.

Application filed July 15, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, THOMAS S. WooDnUFF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, Erie county, Pennsylvania, have invented new and usefullinprovements in Fence-Wire'fFastenings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters or figures of reference marked thereon.

My invention consists in providing a new and improved fastening for the wires of wire fences.

The object of my invention is to provide a fastening which shall, first, hold the wire strands firmly to the posts, and, second, prevent them moving lengthwise when the strands are pressed against between the posts.

My device is shown in the accompanying drawings, as follows:

Figure 1 shows the fastening in use on a post, said post being in vertical section and perspective. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the fence-wire enlarged, and also of the fastening. Figs. 3 and 4 show the wire loops or links forming part ofthe fastening, as will hereinafter be explained. Fig. 5 shows an alternative constrliction, hereinafter to be explained.

My fastening consists, essentially, of a loop or link to be bent around the wire like a clasp, and a wedge-shaped nail driven through the two loops formed by the ends of the bent link, and into the post in such a manner as to draw the said clasp more closely together about the wire, and thereby firmly hold the wire against the post and prevent its drawing lengthwise through the fastening.

I am aware of the patent to Harsha, No. 183,299, October 17, 1876, and disclaim thedevice there shown as forming any part of myinvention.

The fastening I here show is intended more particularly for fence-wires formed of two or more wires twisted together.

The form of fastener shown in Fig. l and on the left of Fig. 2 and in Fig. 3 I consider the preferable one. The one shown in Fig. 5 is very similar, only the link is made from sheet metal, while the others are made of wire. Fig. 3 shows the link before and after it is bentinto a clasp; and Fig. 2, on the left, shows the clasp in place on the wire, while Fig. 1 showsthe attachment to the post of the fence-wire by this fastening. It will be seen that this form, as well as that shown in Fig. 5, is so placed upon (No model.)

the wire that the nail E passes between the two wires a a, which form the fence-wire. The form shown in Fig. at and on the right of Fig. 2 is so placed as to clasp the wire where the two wires a a cross each other.

In the form of clasp shown in Fig. 3, (marked D,) the ends of the link, d (1, pass each other, and the nail E passes, as shown in Fig. 1, through each of these loops and between the strands, and being wedge-shapedit binds the clasp more firmly about the wires, and at the same time expands the wires so as to fill the clasp.

The application of the clasp I), being the one shown in Fig. 4, is similar to the application ofthe clasp shown byHarsha,andis therefore only novel in its construction and the point at which it is applied--namely, the crossingpoint of the twisted wires to a.

The loops or links D or D may be formed by having the meeting ends of the wire of which r they are made welded, brazed, soldered, or linked together; or the meeting ends may so far overlap as to not require fastening. This latter means can well be used in the clasp D by having the lap on the side-which will bring it against the post, and it will hold well enough. It will be seen that in either of the above-desci ibed alternative forms offastening, when applied, a lateral or lengthwise movement of the wire is impossible to any great extent.

What I claim is 1. A fastening for fence-wires, consisting of a link or loop bent around the fence-wire and a wedge-shaped nail driven through the loops formed by the ends ofsaid link on its way into the post, and thereby pressing the inclasped wire into the loops formed by the sides of the bent link, substantially as shown.

2. A fastening for fence-wires which are composed of two or more wires twisted together, consisting of a clasp formed by a link bent around the fence-wire, and havingits end loops overlapping each other, and a wedgeshaped nail driven through said endloops and between the plies of the inclasped wire, substantially as and for the purposes mentioned.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set myhand this 28th day of June, 1881.

THOMAS S. WOODRUFF. Witnesses:

Mo. K. HALLOOK, Rona. H. PORTER. 

